Tuesday, September 30, 2008

My dad, Jesse, was recently diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. I want to help but don't know how; I'm not a scientist, or a doctor, or a nurse, and I feel helpless. About the only thing I know how to do is run and raise money. So support me in my efforts to raise money and race over 400 miles.

The statistics on Prostate Cancer are shocking.

This year, over 186,000 American men will be diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.

1 man dies every 19 minutes from Prostate Cancer.

1 in six men will be diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.

These are our fathers, grandfathers, brothers, sons, husbands. Prostate Cancer has a high cure rate, but only when caught early, and only because of treatments made available through ongoing research. Money donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation helps support these research efforts. That's why it's so important that they receive our financial support.

To raise awareness, and to raise funds, I will complete seven ultramarathons over seven months:

Heartland 100 mile (October)

Rockledge Rumble 50k (November)

SunMart 50 Mile (December)

Bandera 100k (January)

Cross Timbers 50 Mile (February)

Three Days of Syllamo (50k/50 Mile/20k) (March)

The Texas Marathon (x 2) (April)

My goal is to raise $4,392, which is $10 for every mile I will race.

To reach my goal I need your support! No amount is too small (and, of course, no amount is too big!). There are two ways to show your support:

Make a pledge per mile! After each race I will send you my race results and you can make your donation based on my race. This will allow you to spread your donation out over seven months. To make a pledge, just email me with your "per mile" pledge. For example:

Racing for a Cure!

I'm an ultrarunner and a coach for Team in Training (GO TEAM!).

My dad, Jesse, was recently diagnosed with Prostate Cancer. I want to help but don't know how, and about the only thing I know how to do is run and raise money. So support me in my efforts to raise money and race over 400 miles in the next seven months.

Over the next seven months I will complete seven ultramarathons:- Heartland 100 Mile - 28:25:21